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6 Most Overlooked Utah Towns For 2026

Six overlooked Utah towns for 2026, from Price and Panguitch to Vernal, with fossil quarries, rock art, and pioneer main streets.

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8 Most Overlooked California Towns For 2026

Skip the crowds in these eight overlooked California towns, from coastal Cayucos to Gold Rush-era Nevada City and Sutter Creek.

County

The Counties With No Hospital

Nearly 700 U.S. counties have no hospital at all. From suburban Maryland to the Texas Panhandle, here's where the gaps are and how far residents drive.

Forests

How National Forests Make Money For The Government

How National Forests Make Money For The Government, through recreation fees, special-use permits, grazing fees, mining and energy leases, and timber sales.

Places

10 Best Attractions To Visit In Northern California

From Lake Tahoe's blue depths to the Lost Coast's black sand, these ten Northern California attractions cover redwoods, volcanoes, wine country, and more.

Places

The Steepest Railway In North America

The steepest railway in North America is Chattanooga's Lookout Mountain Incline, climbing a wild 72.7% grade. Plus the cog and incline railways that rival it.

National Parks

Why Some National Parks Have No Large Predators At All

Why Some National Parks Have No Large Predators At All comes down to isolation, harsh terrain, and a long history of hunting that cleared them out.

Cities

10 Off-The-Grid Tennessee Towns To Visit In 2026

Ten off-the-grid Tennessee towns to visit in 2026, with Victorian villages, plateau waterfalls, Dale Hollow marinas, and working courthouse squares.

National Parks

What Happens To The Parks As Glaciers Disappear

Shrinking glaciers rewrite whole parks, draining streams, exposing unstable slopes, and lifting the land itself. Here is what the ice leaves behind.

Cities

10 Best Places To Call Home on the Gulf Coast in 2026

Gulf Coast home prices without the resort tag: 10 affordable coastal towns from Texas to Florida, each with a working waterfront, park, or festival.

Cities

The Cheapest Beautiful Towns To Live In Louisiana

These eight Louisiana towns keep home prices under the state average without giving up historic downtowns, waterfronts, and a hospital in town.

Cities

11 Best Places To Call Home In the Adirondack Mountains In 2026

Eleven Adirondack Mountains towns in New York where the median home price lands under the state average, from Tupper Lake to Glens Falls and Old Forge.

Towns

The US Towns Where Retirees Outnumber Workers

The Villages has a median age of 73.6 and Laguna Woods 74.5, against a national 39.1. The US towns where retirees outnumber workers, and the two ways it happens.

Places

This Mississippi Scenic Byway Is The Road Trip Of A Lifetime

Drive the Natchez Trace Parkway across Mississippi in three days, tracing mound builders, the Natchez, pioneers, and the King of Rock and Roll.

Places

9 Best Attractions To Visit In Upstate New York

From Watkins Glen's waterfalls to Boldt Castle and Howe Caverns, here are must-see stops on an upstate New York road trip.

Cities

11 Most Charming Town Squares In Nebraska

Nebraska’s town squares make room for courthouse lawns, old highway crossings, Arbor Day roots, and Fourth of July pride without losing their small-town pace.

Towns

The Erie Canal Towns That Never Recovered

Buffalo was the eighth largest US city in 1900 and lost half its people by 2000. The Erie Canal towns that never recovered, and the three blows that did it.

Cities

11 Romantic Small Towns In Florida's Emerald Coast For A 3-Day Weekend

Where the Gulf turns emerald and the sand squeaks underfoot, small Florida beach towns each give couples their own romantic way to end the night.

Places

This Indiana Scenic Byway Is The Road Trip Of A Lifetime

The Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway in Indiana grants you access to historic candy shops, beautiful train rides, and lakeside views.

Cities

10 Main Streets Where New Jersey Comes Alive

From Princeton's Nassau Street to Cape May's Washington Street Mall, 10 New Jersey Main Streets with real shops, food, and crowds.

Towns

The US Towns Sitting Above The Tree Line

America's highest town is Alma, Colorado, and it is still in the forest. Why no US town sits above the tree line, and the one that did until the mine changed.

Places

This Oklahoma Scenic Byway Is The Road Trip Of A Lifetime

Roaming bison, half-billion-year-old granite, and a passion play staged since 1925 await on Oklahoma's 93-mile Wichita Mountains Scenic Byway road trip.

Cities

8 Idyllic Small Towns In Pennsylvania To Visit In 2026

Visit idyllic Pennsylvania towns where historic inns, scenic trails, lively restaurants, and welcoming main streets make for a rewarding weekend away in 2026.

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9 Most Hospitable Towns In Rhode Island

Rhode Island’s most hospitable towns offer beaches, historic homes, wildlife refuges, festivals, and scenic village escapes.

County

The Counties With The Youngest Populations

Madison County, Idaho, leads US counties in median age, which runs well below the national figure, thanks to colleges, army posts, and high birth rates.

Cities

7 Most Walkable Town Centers In Ireland

7 Most Walkable Town Centers In Ireland, from Westport and Kinsale to Dingle, Kenmare, Clonakilty, Carlingford, and the harbor town of Cobh.

Cities

10 Of The Friendliest Towns In Spain

10 Of The Friendliest Towns In Spain, where lively plazas, wine festivals, and shared food traditions make it easy to feel part of local life.

State Parks

The State Parks That Feel Like National Parks

The State Parks That Feel Like National Parks include Humboldt Redwoods, Wood-Tikchik, Dead Horse Point, Custer, Palo Duro Canyon, and Niagara Falls.

Places

The Deepest Hole Ever Drilled In America

The deepest hole in America goes down 31,441 feet in an Oklahoma field. It took 504 days, stopped in molten sulfur, and found nothing worth producing.

Cities

10 Best Towns In The Rockies For Retirees

Ten Rocky Mountain towns in Colorado, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico that suit retirees, with easy golf and fishing, and modest home prices.

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8 Off-The-Beaten-Path Towns In Oregon

Oregon’s off-the-beaten-path towns offer coastal wonders and covered bridges, waterfall trails, historic sites, and mountain scenery.

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9 Perfect Destinations for a Long Weekend in Washington

Washington packs nine long-weekend towns into one state, from Olympic lavender fields and Puget Sound oysters to a fifty-mile lake in the Cascades.

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New Mexico's 9 Best Retirement Towns Ranked

Find the best New Mexico retirement towns with welcoming communities, outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, and reliable senior services.

Cities

11 Romantic Small Towns on the Pacific Coast For A 3-Day Weekend

Foggy beaches, walkable main streets, and nobody who knows your name — eight small Pacific Coast towns built for a slow, romantic three-day weekend.

Towns

The Gold Rush Towns Still On The Map

Not every Gold Rush town became a ghost town. From Dahlonega to Deadwood, and four that became state capitals, here are the gold rush towns still on the map.

Cities

7 Of The Most Adorable Small Towns In Colorado

Colorado's most memorable destinations aren't always its biggest. Explore 7 small towns full of mountain beauty, history, and unforgettable local character.

National Parks

The Only National Park With Active Geysers

Underground heat is common, but the rare plumbing behind a true geyser is not. See the one North American national park that clearly qualifies here.

Cities

8 Idyllic Small Towns In Georgia To Visit In 2026

There are plenty of natural sights to be explored and outdoor activities to be enjoyed in the warm southern weather in these eight idyllic Georgia towns.

Cities

8 Picture-Perfect Main Streets In Maryland

Eight Maryland main streets include Annapolis on the harbor, Cumberland at the Great Allegheny Passage, Emmitsburg's Seton Shrine, and Ocean City's Boardwalk.

County

The Counties Most At Risk Of Hurricanes

FEMA rates these US counties and Louisiana parishes at the highest hurricane risk in the country. Here is what put them there.

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